Intuition guides me, so I went in search of the music and came upon two men busking by a cafe. Transfixed by the tunes, I sat down and sang along. When the men finished collecting money, I approached them and learned they were from Benin in West Africa.

Tchale and Finnesse have been plying their trade on the streets of the world for 20 years. They are driven by their music, their passion and their need to inspire people through that music.

They invited me to join them for lunch and took me back to their one-bedroom house. Soon they had offered me a place to stay for the night.

They played again and again, lifting my spirits with their unique blend of African and reggae music.

As I sat on their couch, I again was reminded me that it’s all about the the connections. It’s the people one meets along the road of life who create the fabric of our lives.